Cusack in Richard Tyler
Betts: B+
Pener: B
Pike: B+
Rivers: B+
Schwartz: A
Average: B+
A standing ovation for the woman forced to humiliate herself in that In & Out nightmare of a wedding dress. ''The best she's ever looked,'' Melissa says of Cusack's navy silk gown. ''A great neckline,'' adds Schwartz. ''We're going to do a version of this dress.''
Dion in Celine
Betts: A+
Pener: D
Pike: C
Rivers: A
Schwartz: B-
Average: B-
We find Dion's enormous sapphire impressive—if you want your jewelry to resemble an anchor. And though the singer wore a simple black Celine dress to showcase the necklace, Schwartz believes ''she looked like an escapee from an exercise class.''
Driver in Halston
Betts: A
Pener: A
Pike: A
Rivers: A+
Schwartz: B+
Average: A
Take that, Matt Damon: ''As the scorned ex-girlfriend, you want to look drop-dead gorgeous,'' says Pike, pointing to Driver's cherry faux-fur wrap and flowing locks. Less gracious were Driver's complaints about being besieged by designers. Tough life.
HUNT in Gucci
Betts: A
Pener: B-
Pike: B
Rivers: A-
Schwartz: B+
Average: B+
Her column dress—paired with Gucci slingbacks—is flawless, but detractors fret that Hunt's in a race with Gwyneth Paltrow to see who disappears first. ''It didn't bring out her best,'' says Schwartz. Adds Joan: ''She weighs less than Kate Winslet's arm.''
Judd in Richard Tyler
Betts: A
Pener: A-
Pike: B
Rivers: B
Schwartz: A+
Average: A-
When Judd strutted in her sexy jersey gown, the audience went slack-jawed. ''Her something extra was not the usual something extra,'' hints Pike. Schwartz promises that when his version hits stores, ''I'll have the slit sewn up so it's not at mid-butt.''
Ryan in Vera Wang
Betts: B+
Pener: B
Pike: C+
Rivers: A
Schwartz: A
Average: B+
Upstaging Sharon Stone on the informal front, Ryan's V-neck navy gown is deemed ''plain but chic'' by Betts, though too sedate for Pike, who scolds the actress for not being glam enough. ''Come on!'' says Pike. ''Put some pageantry into this pageant.''
